10. Declare that you have achieved the ever-elusive state of casual elegance.

This date in Slice history (1997): “That bra belonged to someone else: In her review of a recent Sammy Hagar concert, the Swell Paper’s Winda Benedetti mentioned that a woman attending the show presented the rock singer with pair of red panties and a matching bra. He hung them on his microphone stand.

“Benedetti subsequently received email from a reader who wanted to set the record straight. ‘The panties were mine but not the bra.’ ”

Slice answer: “I remember when I was about 7 years old I was determined to go off of the ‘high dive,’ ” wrote Colleen Berkompas, who was on a swim team. “Being the youngest of four, my older siblings would not let me do it.”

But she convinced her coach to monitor the deep-end leap.

“I carefully climbed the many steps to the top and walked to the edge of the board. Before I jumped, I made sure that my siblings all saw me.

“Standing on the edge, I waved with huge arm motions and an even bigger smile on my face as I jumped.”

Today’s Slice question: A colleague recently became a U.S. citizen. What does she need to know about being an American?